The evening world., 1887-11-02
FIGS AND THlSTLES.

The Record Publishing Company, Of Alma,
Mioh., have issued Q volapnk grammar, the nrAt
school book in the new language 10 DO published in
America.
Capt. Joirs, OF Brussels, Belgium. who had been
deaf for fifteen years, accompanied an aeronaut in
Q balloon ascension Q few weeks ago and when he
reached the earth found that he had been entirely
cured.
Perhaps the most lucrative ONCE in the National
Government, next to the Presidency itself, IL the
~clerkship Of the Supreme Court at Washington. It
yields an annual income In fees of from $25, 900 to
80, 900.
Apair Of healthy human lungs inhale "A, 900 gal
Ions Of air O day. For that reason, It ia justas
a. well to see that the windows of sleeping rooms
are not Theoretically sealed on winter nights, even
when the weather 10 coolest. 90.
Greensburg, Pa, woman accompanied her IN
tended husband to the Clerks once last Monday 10
take out q marriage license. and from her answers
TO the customary questions It TRANSFERRED that her
drst husband had been dead less than forty-eight
hours.
Two years ago Alexander Hansen, Of chicago,
offered his sweetheart 81 900 in cash II she would
marry him. She accepted the offer, but he has
since refused to pay either the money or the inter-
est on It. and she has brought suit against him for
81, 500 damages.
Black Hawk, q priuoe OF the winnebago Indians,
rode 70 the Sioux City corn carnival In state astrlde
q mule, but somebody stole the animal aud all eE-
forts to secure It were futile. The Prince has now
gone his pale-face brothera one better and sued the
city for 500 damages.
The oldest inhabitant of vincennes, Ind. has q
goose-bone that has never been known to fail in
prognosticating the weather. During the past
week It has turned very dark, and the old inhabt
tant believes that the approaching winter will be
unusually severe.
The Daily Dinner Horn 10 the name Of o news
paper recently established a. at Paris, Tex. II 10 do
siRned to be the organ OF the w~orkingmsu, and n
the tune 1t plays is Is melodious and % soulful 40
that Of the Instrument from which It takes Its
name, It must necessarily WELD q potent innaenoe.
NJ. b. Icurtis, the actor, recently purchased
10, 200 acres OF land In Northern California and
laid out q town on 1t, to which no has given the
name 80 Samlposen,' after his well-known play.
He il booming the town and his show together BY
deciding o lot to every purchaser Of o ticket TO his
performance.
Civil-service Commissioner Oberiy Ia the son Of
q sturdy Pennsylvania Dutchman, who was q
farmer and O tanner in q small way near Taren-
tum, Pa, where his son was born. Young oberly
learned the printers trade and eventually became
one OF the proprietors OF the Memphis Bulletin. He
is called - Bishop {" because his head particularly
in respect to Its baldness), looks like q bishops.
Harold M. sewall, our Consul General to the
Samoan Islands, where Germany is intriguing 20
busily, il q young lawyer from Bath, Me-. He was
graduated from Harvard in 1889 and had n part
at commencement. When he appeared before the
vast audience in Saunders Theatre 70 speak his
piece" he was overcome by stage fright and
started to leave the platform ; but returning quick
~ he plunged into the middle OF his discourse and
made one OF the best Addresses Of the day.